Written question WQ100749
- Asked by
- Shav TajLabour
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will data centre planning applications be held up by the Welsh Government pending the publication of the framework arising from the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales’ investigation into digital infrastructure?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Siân Gwenllian)
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy set out in the Siambr at the end of September that that we have commissioned work in relation to data centre policy and we will be setting this out as soon as we can.
In the meantime, any data centre proposal remains subject to the existing planning system and environmental regulation, with robust checks and balances in place to ensure that environmental and community impacts are properly considered. Planning policy is kept under constant review, and we have the option to introduce specific planning policies in relation to data centres if considered necessary.